Dead
Ringing
Ringing adjective - Marked by a high volume of sound.
Usage example: an angry, ringing denial of the charges
Both words in one sentence
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Sid: (After finding a ringing phone inside a victim of the week) My very first dead ringer.
Source: Creepy Mortician -
He finds a dead woman in the bedroom, and the phone is ringing.
Source: Quest for Identity - The Walking Dead in Season 1 Episode 4 Chuck says the trope name when a mysterious woman got the church bells ringing attracting the walkers towards the gang.
Source: For Doom the Bell Tolls
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